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This August 2022 photo provided by Pfizer shows vials of the company's updated COVID-19 vaccine during production in Kalamazoo, Mich. New booster shots are here and social distancing guidelines are easy but COVID-19 infections aren't going away anytime soon, experts say. They predict the scourge that’s already lasted longer than the 1918 flu pandemic will linger far into the future. (Pfizer via AP, File)

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EXPLAINER: Is COVID-19 winding down? Scientists say no.
By LAURA UNGAR - AP Science Writer
Tue,09/06/22-11:22AM , 98 Reads
Is the coronavirus on its way out?
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This microscope photo provided by the Mayo Clinic in August 2022 shows senescent myoblast cells. Senescent cells resist apoptosis, or programmed cell death, and characteristically get big and flat, with enlarged nuclei. They release a blend of molecules, some of which can trigger inflammation and harm other cells — and paradoxically also stimulate the growth of malignant cells and fuel cancer, says Mayo Clinic researcher Nathan LeBrasseur. (Dr. Xu Zhang/Mayo Clinic via AP)

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Zombie cells central to the quest for active, vital old age
By LAURA UNGAR - AP Science Writer
Wed,08/31/22-10:00AM , 188 Reads
In an unfinished part of his basement, 95-year-old Richard Soller zips around a makeshift track encircling boxes full of medals he’s won for track and field and long-distance running.

Without a hint of breathlessness, he says: “I can put in miles down here.”
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This microscope photo provided by the Mayo Clinic in August 2022 shows senescent myoblast cells. Senescent cells resist apoptosis, or programmed cell death, and characteristically get big and flat, with enlarged nuclei. They release a blend of molecules, some of which can trigger inflammation and harm other cells — and paradoxically also stimulate the growth of malignant cells and fuel cancer, says Mayo Clinic researcher Nathan LeBrasseur. (Dr. Xu Zhang/Mayo Clinic via AP)

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Zombie cells central to the quest for active, vital old age
By LAURA UNGAR - AP Science Writer
Wed,08/31/22-12:04AM , 208 Reads
In an unfinished part of his basement, 95-year-old Richard Soller zips around a makeshift track encircling boxes full of medals he’s won for track and field and long-distance running.

Without a hint of breathlessness, he says: “I can put in miles down here.”
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This microscope image provided by researchers Gianluca Amadei and Charlotte Handford in August 2022 shows a synthetic mouse embryo with colors added to show brain and heart formation. According to a study published in the journal Nature on Thursday, Aug. 25, scientists have created “synthetic” mouse embryos from stem cells without a dad's sperm or a mom's egg or womb. (Gianluca Amadei, Charlotte Handford via AP)

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Scientists use stem cells to create synthetic mouse embryos
By LAURA UNGAR - AP Science Writer
Thu,08/25/22-11:01AM , 164 Reads
Scientists have created “synthetic” mouse embryos from stem cells without a dad's sperm or a mom's egg or womb.

The lab-created embryos mirror a natural mouse embryo up to 8 ½ days after fertilization, containing the same structures, including one like a beating heart.
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